What, Where, How and When? — Social Science STD 6 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceWhat, Where, How and When?3 Marks
Question
How did our country get its names?
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Answer
Names of our country.
Two of the words we generally use for our country are India and Bharat. The word India comes from the Indus called Sindhu in Sanskrit.
The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago, were familiar with the Indus, called it the Hindos or the Indos. The land to the east of the river (i.e., the Indus) was called India.
The name Bharat was used by a group of people who lived in the northwest, and who are mentioned in the Rigveda, the earliest composition in Sanskrit (dated to about 3500 years ago). Later, it was used for the country.
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